Great battles of the 18th century described and illustrated
Although the War of Austrian Succession and the Seven Years War were fought by several nations in battles when the British Empire was not involved, during the years between 1743 and 1767 British forces at sea and on the land were continually engaged in monumental imperial power struggles which could rightly be described as the first 'world war', since the battles that raged in these decades took place around the world. Most notably battles were fought in Europe, in America and in India and so significant were they that their names have emblazoned the colours of British regiments ever since. Several of the commanders who fought those battles including Wolfe, Brunswick, Clive and others have taken their places in the pantheon of great soldiers. This book brings together twenty-seven pivotal engagements of the period in which British soldiers and sailors fought, each is described in cameo. Among them readers will discover the battles of Dettingen, Fontenoy, Morbihan, Tortuga, Minorca, Plassey, Ticonderoga, Minden, Quebec, Valencia de Alcantara and many others, making this book an ideal overview of the engagements of these two closely connected wars from the perspective of British forces. This special Leonaur edition includes maps and illustrations which did not accompany the original publication of the text.
Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket.
Автор: Saunders, Nicholas J Название: Modern Conflict Archaeology and the First World War ISBN: 1472409582 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781472409584 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 16078.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Geppert Название: The Wars before the Great War ISBN: 110763671X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781107636712 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 6019.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This volume offers a comprehensive account of the wars before the Great War and surveys the impact of these conflicts on European diplomacy, military planning, popular opinion and their role in undermining international stability in the years leading up to the outbreak of the First World War.
Автор: Kreuzer, Michael P. (air Combat Command, Us Air Force) Название: Drones and the future of air warfare ISBN: 1138498505 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781138498501 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 7961.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book examines the evolution of airpower and specifically the growth and proliferation of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPAs), commonly referred to as `drones.`
Автор: Timothy W. Crawford Название: The Power to Divide: Wedge Strategies in Great Power Competition ISBN: 1501754718 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781501754715 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 6013.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание:
Timothy W. Crawford'sThe Power to Divideexamines the use of wedge strategies, a form of divisive statecraft designed to isolate adversaries from allies and potential supporters to gain key advantages. With a multidimensional argument about the power of accommodation in competition, and a survey of alliance diplomacy around both World Wars, The Power to Divide artfully analyzes the past and future performance of wedge strategy in great power politics.
Crawford argues that nations attempting to use wedge strategy do best when they credibly accommodate likely or established allies of their enemies. He also argues that a divider's own alliances can pose obstacles to success and explains the conditions that help dividers overcome them. He advances these claims in eight focused studies of alliance diplomacy surrounding the World Wars, derived from published official documents and secondary histories. Through those narratives, Crawford adeptly assesses the record of countries that tried an accommodative wedge strategy, and why ultimately, they succeeded or failed. These calculated actions often became turning points, desired or not, in a nation's established power.
For policymakers today facing threats to power from great power competitors, Crawford argues that a deeper historical and theoretical grasp of the role of these wedge strategies in alliance politics and grand strategy is necessary. Crawford drives home the contemporary relevance of the analysis with a survey of China's potential to use such strategies to divide India from the US, and the United States' potential to use them to forestall a China-Russia alliance, and closes with a review of key theoretical insights for policy.
Автор: Prins, Gwyn Название: The Heart of War ISBN: 0415369606 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780415369602 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 22968.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Prins, Gwyn Название: The Heart of War ISBN: 0415369614 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780415369619 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 7042.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Burke, Ryan Patrick Название: The polar pivot ISBN: 1626379947 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781626379947 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 14692.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: Once impassable and inhospitable, both the Arctic region and Antarctica are rapidly emerging as geopolitically strategic hot spots. As Ryan Burke writes in The Polar Pivot, the ice is melting and the tensions rising.
In this new environment, what are the stakes? Why are Russia and China racing to increase their military capabilities and infrastructures in the polar regions? What is the United States doing to safeguard its interests and influence in response? Arguing that both poles are becoming contested military domains in an arena of great power competition, Burke tackles these questions and outlines the shift necessary in US defense policy to face a potentially looming crisis.
Автор: Koshino, Yuka Ward, Robert Название: Japan`s effectiveness as a geo-economic actor ISBN: 1032321393 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781032321394 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 2908.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book draws on multiple disciplines - including economics, political economy, foreign policy and security policy - and interviews with key policymakers to examine Japan`s geo-economic power in the context of great-power competition between the US and China.
Автор: Dutton, Peter Название: Twenty-First Century Seapower ISBN: 1138790133 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781138790131 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 7348.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Samson Anne Название: World War I in Africa ISBN: 1788314441 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781788314442 Издательство: Bloomsbury Academic Рейтинг: Цена: 5226.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The vast military campaigns in Africa during World War I were among the most ambitious of the Great War. Many histories, however, have regarded these campaigns as side-shows to the war on the Western Front. World War One in Africa looks afresh at the impact of the strategy of the German and Allied campaigns, and at the great rivalry between General Jan Christian Smuts, who took on the German forces in East Africa, and General Lettow-Vorbeck, celebrated as the only German general to occupy British territory and whose troops finished the war undefeated. Using primary material from British and South African archives, this book is a detailed study of the giants of the campaign, and the battles which would shape the outcome of the Great War as well as the future of the African continent and the British Empire.
Автор: Geppert Название: The Wars before the Great War ISBN: 1107063477 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781107063471 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 17266.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This volume offers a comprehensive account of the wars before the Great War and surveys the impact of these conflicts on European diplomacy, military planning, popular opinion and their role in undermining international stability in the years leading up to the outbreak of the First World War.
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